Colorado Avalanche at New York Islanders NHL Picks & Predictions 11/5/2017

Sunday, November 5, 2017

Barclays Center

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The Colorado Avalanche head to Barclays Center to take on the New York Islanders on Sunday, November 5, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at +166 and the Islanders at -185.

Colorado has a record of 7-5-0 this year and away from home they have a record of 2-4-0. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have tallied 39 goals and surrendered 37 goals for a point differential of +2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 7-5-0 and an over/under record of 7-5-0. New York has a record of 7-5-1 including 4-0-1 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 48 goals and have given up 42 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 7-6-0 while their over/under mark is 8-5-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 7-5-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 7-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 7-6-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 8-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key New York Islanders Injuries

11/04/17 D Adam Pelech Undisclosed is "?" Sunday vs. Colorado

Player Spotlight

Matt Duchene has scored 8 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 3 goals this season with 21 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 16.5 minutes played per contest. Tyson Barrie averages 22 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by tallying 2 goals on 33 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 5 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 278 shots against him and he's surrendered 24 goals. He's made 254 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has 16 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 3 goals this year with 15 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Anders Lee averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 8 goals on 34 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Thomas Greiss has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 166 shots against him and he's given up 17 goals. He's made 149 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 14 total points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They've scored 39 goals while giving up 37 scores, which has them ranked 17th and 18th respectively. They have had 50 power play chances and scored 9 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 16th in the league. The Avalanche have given up 48 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 13th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.51% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 13th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders are 11th in the league with a total of 15 points this season. They have 9 power play goals on 47 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 13th in the NHL. They've given up 44 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 23rd overall. As a team, the Islanders are 3rd with a total of 48 goals scored while they've given up 42 goals this season, ranking 9th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.91%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 21st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.6%, as they've attempted 633 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 755 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.4% as they have 491 attempts while they have given up 590 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 45.3% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.7% for the season. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. They have 331 face-off wins compared to 414 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44.4%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 205 hits and they have blocked 165 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 348 face-off wins compared to 403 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.3%. That is 29th in the league. On defense New York has 258 hits and they have blocked 193 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. New York is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.1% as they've attempted 767 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 763 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.4% ranks 21st as they have 556 attempts while they have given up 570 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Avalanche/Islanders NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado +166

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